Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-23
I1sT1NG LANDS.
The State Board of Trade Discusses an
Important Matter

SAN Francisco, November 22d.-The
State Board of Trade met at its headquar-
tiers, Second street, this morning. There
was a large attendance of members. and
there were also several visitors, among
them General Chapman and Senator Baggs
OF Colusa. The first business considered
Yves the resolution offered at the last meet
ing by w. w Camron OF Oakland, calling
for discussion of the rule of the Board
which provides for the listing at headquar-
tiers OF lands for sale from any and all parts
OF the State
Mr.. GaInron explained why he desired to
have the rule Tsconsidered and rescinded.
There is an Impression Going abroad that
this institution is going into the real estate
business, and this impression he considered
contrary 10 the real objects Of the organiza-
ton.
H. w. Byington Of Sonora thought there
should be no objection to the rule as it is,
for it provides that all good land shall be
Endorsed by the local Boards.
W. H. Mills spoke, opposing the rescind-
ing of the rule. He referred TO the great
trouble that had been encountered in set
Ting this State in mOnOpolization of land.
In 1886, of the 100 GOO 600 acres of cultivated
land in this State there were 1000, 600 acres
of which the owners could be named. Over
5000 900 acres we're owned by less than one
hundred men The great obiect of this or
ganiz stion is to aid in every possible way
the settlement of the State. There should
be specific and not general information for
the inquirer. People have been told TO go
to Butte county, and that that was a good
place to settle. They were told the truth.
but people who go to Butte county find
themselves at sea, and do not know where
to go. One idea of this organization is to
furnish any one who is DESTROYS with exact
information of where land can be purchased
and how much it will cost. 1t makes no
difference who sends lists of lands, if it has
been Endorsed and approved by reliable
organization. There can be no objection 10
any circular under the sun being sent here
TO headquarters and circulated. If Santa
Rosa man gets up a magnificent circular
about Santa Rosa and can get some one by
it TO go there to live, there can be no objec-
ton to having it distributed at headquar-
tiers. If the dealer thereby can make S10,-
600 it would be as well as if he lost $4,000,
and Mr.. Mills would be as well pleased.
lie considered the proposition to have real
estate dealers on the Executive Committee
as simply grotesque for the committee
consists OF representative bodies and not of
individuals.
Senator Boggs spoke in favor of the land
listing plan.
Mr.. Byington expressed the opinion that
the land listing plan is one argument that
influences the formation and continuance
of outside Boards of Trade.
General Chapman, of Red Bluff, thought
the land-listing scheme good one.
Mr.. Williams, of Salinas, speaking for
Mr.. Carr, favored the listing plan, saying
that Monterey depended much upon the
plan.
President Hatch said that the sooner all
iealousies regarding selling lands are re-
moved the better, so long as the land is sold
and the buyer is satisfied. There can be
no better way to dispose of lands than to
have them listed here at headquarters.
Mr.. Cadwalader, of Santa Clara county,
objected to the listing plan.
MIR. Cannon in closing the discussion ad-
mitted that he had been convinced of the
ACCESSIBILITY of the plan, and by permission
of his second he withdrew the motion to
rescind.
On motion of Mr.. Morrissev the Chair
was authorized to appoint committee to
draw up series of bylaws regarding the
listing of lands.
Mr.. Mills favored this, saying that the
Board must yet learn much relative to the
best methods of procedure, for the organ
ization is entirely new.
a committee was appointed to draft reso-
lutions in respect to the memory of the late
Frederick Field of San Jose.